Tag: Lakeshore Nature Preserve

Walk, Bike, Boat and Drive Your Way to Madison Fall Colors

By Shelby Deering on Sep. 28, 2020

Even though Madison was once known by Native Americans as the “land of the four lakes,” we like to think it’s the land of trees, too — and lots of them. Our fair city offers an astounding 270+ parks, and that’s not counting natural areas, preserves and tree-lined streets. The reds, oranges…

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Hiking Picnic Point and Lakeshore Preserve

By Corinne Burgermeister on Jun. 25, 2020

Loved by residents, visitors, students and alumni, Picnic Point and the Lakeshore Nature Preserve has been an important destination for hundreds of years. Three hundred acres of land. A one-mile hike jutting out into Lake Mendota, the largest lake in Madison. Birds and trails and native plants, all…

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